When the UEC recognition is possible: Yap
Published on: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: The government may consider the Unified Examination Certificate as a qualification for entry to public universities if the UEC curriculum is amended to be in line with the National Education Policy, the Dewan Rakyat was told Tuesday. Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching said the government did not recognise the UEC because its curriculum was not in line with the national curriculum as contained in the Education Act 1996. "Furthermore, the UEC Bahasa Melayu is not on par with that of the SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) and there is inadequate coverage of the national history.
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"Also, a credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu is necessary for entry to public universities," she said when replying to an oral question from Julian Tan Kok Ping (DAP-Stampin). Tan had wanted to know about the acceptance of the UEC qualification by public universities following the decision of the Sarawak government to recognise the UEC for education institutions in the State. Yap also replied to a question from Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali (BN-Bagai Serai) on measures undertaken by public universities to attain the objectives of the national transformation policy. She said these had been undertaken through academic transformation such as online education, development of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and Faculty CEO Programme as provided for in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025.
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"Public universities have brought out five guidebooks as administrative reference material for, among others, strengthening governance and effectiveness of the board of directors; improving productivity and cost efficiency; strengthening performance management; improving career paths and leadership development as well as strengthening alternative sources of income," she said. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"This programme enables them to learn theory in class and get exposure to skills and training in the work environment, thus making them marketable upon graduation," she said.
